Antimicrobial treatment of upper respiratory tract infections from the Dutch perspective

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 43-48

  De Melker, Ruut A ^a   Van Balen, Frank A M ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Netherlands; Upper respiratory tract infection

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DOXYCYCLINE; PENICILLIN G; SULFONAMIDE; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; DRUG INDICATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MIDDLE EAR EFFUSION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NETHERLANDS; OTITIS MEDIA; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUSITIS; SORE THROAT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0030849233     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-8579(97)00025-3     Document Type: Article

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